Lifestyle, Health and Risk Behaviour Among Children and Youth

Coordinators: Knut-Inge Klepp , Professor, Department of Nutrition,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and.Per Egil Mjaavatn
, Researcher, Department of Education
at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

This group will focus on health
risk due to life style related behaviour, social insecurity and
social injustice. Global trends in child and youth life styles will
be examined. Four main sub-topics have been identified and will be
addressed by invited, leading researchers in their fields:

·Theoretical clarification and
implications of the concepts lifestyle and risk behaviour

·Substance use and tobacco

·Sexuality and HIV/AIDS

·Nutrition and physical activity

An overall aim is to identify
“best practices” when it comes to promoting healthy life styles for
children and young people.

The group will solicit results
from a wide range of countries to be presented at the conference,
and abstracts submitted for paper and poster presentations at the
thematic sessions are highly encouraged.